On January 11, 2020, Jesse Hart (26-2, 21 KOs) and Joe Smith Jr. (24-3, 20 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Jesse Hart is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Sullivan Barrera, 6 months and 27 days ago. Joe Smith Jr. is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 74% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Dmitry Bivol, 10 months and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 82.9-17.1 in favor of Joe Smith Jr. Jesse Hart is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Smith Jr. should win this fight.
Joe Smith Jr. defeated Jesse Hart via split decision in the 10-round light-heavyweight fight. Smith Jr. improves his record to 25-3, while Hart adds a loss to his record at 26-3.